The purpose of the Self-Reliant Diver specialty course is to recognise and accept the role of the buddy system and its contributions to diver safety, while identifying and developing self-reliance and independence while diving.

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PADI Self Reliant Diver

The purpose of the Self-Reliant Diver specialty course is to recognise and accept the role of the buddy system and its contributions to diver safety, while identifying and developing self-reliance and independence while diving. There are two reasons for an experienced diver to take the Self-Reliant diver course:

• To develop the skills of planning and carrying out dives without a partner when preferred or necessary. • To sharpen skills of diving self-reliance, making the diver a stronger partner in a dive pair or team.

Manufacturer

PADI

Course Option

Standard

What are the prerequisites for this course?

To take this course, you must:

• Be a PADI Advanced Open Water Diver (or qualifying certification from another training organisation) • 18 years old or older • Have at least 100 dives • Successfully complete a dive skills assessment by a PADI Self-Reliant Diver Specialty Instructor

If you answer YES to any of the questions on the PADI Medical Statement, you will need to get a medical physician to sign the form to confirm fitness to dive prior to any in-water activities.

How do I start learning now?

The PADI Self Reliant Diver Specialty course does not have a course manual, but in preparation for the course should you choose to do some additional reading. There are a number of PADI manuals which will give really good background information for you:

What will I do?

This course covers when diving alone may be applicable, and the need to compensate for those situations, including dive planning, life support system readiness, adaptive training, equipment and responsibility. This course is an introduction to self-reliant diving that helps student divers develop the skills, knowledge and techniques necessary to rely on themselves first, whether or not they are diving with a partner, including:

• The value and application of the buddy system. • The philosophy of, and motivation for, diving without a partner. • Potential risks of diving alone, and how to manage those risks. • The value of equipment redundancy and what back-up equipment is needed. • Dive planning and gas management including SAC rate calculations. • The use of redundant air systems. • The fine-tuning of previously-learned dive skills such as hovering and SMB deployment.

What scuba gear will I use?

During the course you will use standard dive equipment but you will also need the following: